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Jekesa Pfungwa Vulingqondo
JPV appreciates your support and contributions towards its programmes and projects aimed at uplifting the standard of living of communities in which it operates.
Jekesa Pfungwa Vulingqondo is an indigenous Zimbabwean non-governmental organisation, working with women groups at grassroots level, for the mobilization and development of women in rural and poor urban areas. Though its history dates back to 1947, the organisation has evolved over the years and its primary focus has remained being marginalized women.Jekesa Pfungwa Vulingqondo operates in all provinces of Zimbabwe with around 300 groups who are members of the organization thereby involving about 5 000+/_ members with women forming a 90% membership and men 10 %. The organization implements various development programmes in 16 districts in Zimbabwe.
Mission
- Our values are built on the following aspects : Partnership, Participation, Networking, Good governance, Responsiveness and Ownership
Vision
- JPV envisions communities that are empowered, sustainable and peaceful.
Values
- Build capacity and advocate on behalf of women and girls through training, informing and supporting their community efforts
WAYS TO HELP
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Participate
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Fundraise
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Our History
In 1947, The National Federation of Women’s Institutes of Southern Rhodesia organized a simple form of training for African women by starting a training section called Homecraft under the leadership of volunteers from the women’s institutes that were run by white women. The main purpose of the Federation of Women’s Institutes was to provide an organization with the aim of enabling women to take an effective part in the life and development of the country and to specifically include rural women in the project, thus Jekesa Pfungwa Vulingqondo(JPV) was born. It was up until 1983, it was handed over to the two directors Bertha Jambaya and Mabel. The two then embarked on training, monitoring, report writing and the day to day running of the organization. The work was all voluntary including that of field officers operating in the rural areas. In order to ensure organization sustainability through ownership and autonomy, JPV was in 2001 transformed into an autonomous legally constituted organization both at national levels and local levels. It then registered as a trust; JPV continued to work with communities within the decentralised governance framework with the major role of economic empowering of communities so that they participate effectively in development processes and ensuring mutual accountability during implementation.
Target Group and Membership
JPV serves and empowers poor, marginalised rural women and men, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC’s) who often have no access to good care, medication, sufficient food or sustainable sources of income. JPVs main target group of poor rural women is subject to abuse and neglect yet in many instances these women are still expected to provide care and support within the family. JPV has been responding to the issues of poverty, lack of food, unemployment, violation of rights and absence of good palliative and curative care for people living with HIV and AIDS and OVC’s. JPV continues responding to these challenges using creative, sustainable and more results oriented approaches. JPV has a membership of 4500 members who have paid their annual $2 (subscription in 2015) and 50 000 indirect beneficiaries. Members are required to pay an affiliation fee An amount of $2 per annum is paid to be considered a fully-fledged member. Trainings are given first preference to JPV members as at times due to budgetary constraints only a limited number is allowed per training workshop.